Nutrition and Product Testing Strategies in Racing

This chapter explores the nutritional strategies employed during races, focusing on carbohydrate intake and the omission of caffeine. It also highlights the rigorous product testing conducted to optimize bike settings and components for improved race performance.

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00:00 Welcome!

00:12 Understanding Enduro Racing

00:33 Alex Rudeau's UCI EDR World Championship Win

01:54 Alex’s Training Regimen and Power Metrics

05:18 Technical Skills and Strength Training for Enduro Racing

08:17 Interval Training and Race Preparation

14:57 EDR Nutrition and Hydration Strategies

16:58 Carbohydrates, Salt, and Caffeine Intake During Rides

18:28 Testing and Bike Development for Enduro Racing

23:56 What Has Made the Biggest Difference in Alex’s Performance

28:53 What It’s Like to Become a World Champion

Reigning UCI EDR (Enduro) World Champion Alex Rudeau joins us to tell us how he used TrainerRoad and trained his technical skills to rise to the top of the world’s strongest field in Enduro racing in just a handful of years. In this episode, Alex breaks down how he trains, his nutrition strategies, and what has made the biggest difference in his performance to take him from a participant to a contender in the world’s most competitive Enduro series, the UCI EDR World Cup.

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